N. Vietnam, prov. Lao Cai, distr. Than Uyen, municipality Ho Mit (N 22°06′ E 103°52′). Elevation to Mang Han San quartzite peak by SW slope from Ban Thao village (SSW macroslope of Hoang Lien Son ridge). Primary wet evergreen broadleaved forest on very steep rocky slope at 1900-2200 m elev. Lithophyte sedge on open wet vertical bluffs. Very common. Codominante of forb primary lithophytic plant communities.
NTH 2846 21-22 May 1999
International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 6300-98)